under way
Americanadjective
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Also (of a ship) no longer in port, at anchor, etc.; moving.
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no longer at rest, stationary, etc.; in motion; traveling.
We'll put our bags in the car and be under way.
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proceeding; in progress.
Plans are under way to sell the company.
adjective
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in progress; in operation
the show was under way
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nautical in motion
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In motion, as in The ship got under way at noon . [c. 1930]
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Already started, in progress, as in Plans are under way to expand . [c. 1930]
Example Sentences
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As the school year gets under way, I’ve been thinking about the first thing I learned in a classroom—a lesson that after more than half a century seems one of the most important.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Formal identification of the other two victims is under way, including another Briton who is yet to be named.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Talks are under way in other areas too.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
A search for Kaur’s successor is under way, considering both internal and external candidates, the bank said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Only after they were under way did Fischer allow himself to break into a big, boyish grin.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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